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irisblue

(34,730 posts)
1. From Cincinnati.com
Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:17 AM
Dec 2023

Remember Randazzo is tight with DeWine & Husted

10:07 am posting

Title-Former PUCO chairman Sam Randazzo indicted on bribery, fraud charges in federal court
Laura A. Bischoff
Cincinnati Enquirer

snip-"Randazzo began his career as a staff attorney at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and later as an assistant attorney general before entering private practice. He represented Industrial Energy Users-Ohio from 1992 to 2019, and he been a critic of Ohio’s renewable energy mandates put in place in 2008.

In February 2019, DeWine appointed Randazzo to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which regulates telecom, natural gas, and electric companies. It's a powerful position that impacts mega utilities and millions of consumers.



And Randazzo went on to advocate for House Bill 6, which would've provided a $1.3 billion bailout to help FirstEnergy and other utilities. DeWine signed it into law in July 2019Randazzo began his career as a staff attorney at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and later as an assistant attorney general before entering private practice. He represented Industrial Energy Users-Ohio from 1992 to 2019, and he been a critic of Ohio’s renewable energy mandates put in place in 2008.



more at source


source-https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/04/former-puco-chairman-sam-randazzo-indicted-on-federal-bribery-charges/10156459002/

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